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President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday paid tributes to Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and nationalist leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata, officials said.
Kovind, who arrived in the city on Tuesday visited Jorasanko, birthplace of Tagore and said that the great poet and and philosopher remains our country’s foremost cultural icons.
“Went to Jorasanko in Kolkata to pay respects to Gurudev Rabindranath. Was honoured to visit the birthplace of composer of our National Anthem. He remains one of our country’s foremost cultural icons,” Kovind tweeted.
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Went to Jorasanko in Kolkata to pay respects to Gurudev Rabindranath. Was honoured to visit the birthplace of composer of our National Anthem. He remains one of our country's foremost cultural icons #PresidentKovind pic.twitter.com/rPMKYHncai
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 29, 2017
Kovind then visited Netaji Bhavan, the residence of Bose where he was “moved” by the aura of sacrifice and dedication to India.
“Went to Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata to pay tributes to Netaji Subhas. Was moved by the aura of sacrifice and dedication to India. Netaji is cherished, remembered and missed to this day all over the country,” he tweeted.
Went to Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata to pay tributes to Netaji Subhas. Was moved by the aura of sacrifice and dedication to India. Netaji is cherished, remembered and missed to this day all over the country #PresidentKovind pic.twitter.com/oYOVrgntSe
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 29, 2017
On his four-day maiden visit to West Bengal, Mizoram and Nagaland after assuming office, Kovind would also attend the closing ceremony of centenary celebrations of Bose Institute, a premier research institute established by Acharya Jagadis.
The president would then visit the global headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission and Math at Belur Math before leaving for Mizoram’s capital city Aizawl.
Speaking at a civic reception accorded to him in Kolkata on Tuesday, Kovind had said that three sons of Bengal – Rabindranath Tagore, Bankim Chanra Chattorpadhyay and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose – were instrumental for defining nationalism.
“Our freedom came faster because of the energy they gave our people,” he said.
The President described Kolkata as the city with a heart and Bengalis as people with a heart.
He also mentioned that nation building owed a lot to Bengal and the sacrifices and historical achievements of the people of the state.
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